Jack Tame
Uncouth eyebrows and an awkward running technique.
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2 weeks ago |
newstalkzb.co.nz | Jack Tame
It’s one of the curious things about the structure of modern liberal democracies. Whether its sharemarkets or political cycles or even media coverage, a lot of the big forces that shape our society are influenced by short-term incentives. It gets us into all sorts of pickles. Take the Three Waters and the crisis with water infrastructure in New Zealand.
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3 weeks ago |
newstalkzb.co.nz | Jack Tame
210 days ago, I was blinking into the sun at Go Media Stadium as Auckland FC strode out onto the pitch for their first-ever A-League game. The club was owned by a billionaire and the team’s style of play wasn’t immediately alluring – the very first goal in the club’s professional history came courtesy of an opposition player. I knew about two of the players and had to keep cross-checking the action on the pitch with my gameday programme.
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4 weeks ago |
newstalkzb.co.nz | Jack Tame
The centre of the world. It’s a funny concept, really, because on a planet with 8 billion people, the world’s attention never settles on any one event or thing for much more than a moment. Most of the time you would probably argue that the world’s attention is divided and scattered. It takes an historic moment, something really big, truly significant, to hone those 8 billion sets of eyes to one point.
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1 month ago |
newstalkzb.co.nz | Jack Tame
I was taken aback by how long it had been since I’d last come to town. It’s amazing how time creeps up on you like that. One minute you’re at Grandma and Grandad’s place every few months, knocking around with your siblings. The next you’re going through Grandad’s drawers, packing him a bag of his most precious possessions. The next, you realise it’s three years since you even drove down his street. State Highway One was an absolute shocker.
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1 month ago |
newstalkzb.co.nz | Jack Tame
I had a funny entry in my calendar this week that took me a moment to decipher. ‘Mava 1C anniversary’ it said. My heart skipped a beat. Anniversary?! Oh, hang on. No. Stand down. Forget romance. What my entry was telling me I’d just reached the anniversary for this very radio show, in which I’d shared with you our decision to become a one car household.
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